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S. R. DUMMER. PACKAGE CARRIER.-

No. 448,210. Patented Mar. 17, 1891.

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NlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL R. DUMMER, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

PACKAGE-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 448,210, dated March 17, 1891. Application filed September 8, 1890- Serial No. 364,263. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL R. DUMMER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Package-Carriers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to package-carriers provided with a part adapted to be grasped by the hand, in each end of which is a hook adapted to be engaged with the binding or securing strings of the package; and its object is to provide an efficient and economical package-carrier, as well as one adapted to hold and display the business-card or advertisement of the seller of the articles contained in the package.

The invention consists in a package-carrier having the part designed to be grasped by the hand struck up from sheet metal and provided with depending hooks, one at or near each end of the handle, the handle part being preferably provided with a strengthening rib, bead, or seam running longitudinally through its central portion, and also being provided with a receptacle upon the upper face or surface for holding a card or advertisement.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in perspective of my package-carrier. Fig. 2 is a cross-section'of the same, and Fig. 3 is a cross-section of a modified construction.

In the drawings, A represents the handle or the part adapted to be grasped by the hand of the person carrying the package. This part is made from a strip or strips of sheet metal of anysuitable kind and thickness and is preferably formed with a central longitudinal rib or bead B upon its under surface to increase the stiffness and supporting strength of the handle when thin metal is used. The metal upon each side of the rib B is preferably slightly inclined upward and the edges of the strip are folded or edged over and down near to the body thereof to form grooves C to hold a card or advertisement D, whose edges are received and held in the grooves O, and whose printed face is displayed upon the upper surface of the handle. The groove G and the inclinations between these grooves and the rib B form a slightly-depressed receptacle for the card, so that when the handle is grasped the printed matter is largely protected from the contact of the hand.

E are depending hooks, preferably of wire bent to the desired shape and secured in place in the ends of the handle A by passing their shanks through holes in the sheet metal, the shanks being bent either before or after they are inserted, so that their ends will lie toward the middle of the handle, as denoted by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

These carriers are readily and economically made from scrap tin-plate, or any other suitable scrap sheet metal, by cutting out a strip of the proper length and width, punching out holes for the hooks E, striking up the strip in a die-press to the desired form and inserting into the holes and bringing into position the shank ends of the hooks, which are preferably bent before insertion. The advertising-cards are conveniently and preferably inserted during the manufacture of the carriers by placing the printed card between the edges of the metal strip before they are'folded down and then edging them down upon the edges of the card, by which means the card can be securely fixed in place and its body be carried downward to be out of contact of the hand, or the edges of the metal strip may be folded over to form the grooves O, and the card or advertising-strip may be inserted into the receptacle by an endwise movement, its edges being received and held in the grooves.

Instead of making the carriers of a single strip of sheet metal, as above described and shown in Figs. 1 and 2, two strips joined toget-her longitudinally may be employed, and

by this construction smaller pieces of scrap can be utilized. In such case I prefer that the uniting seam or joint shall occupy the position of the rib or bead B, and that it consists of four thicknesses of metal, such seam being easily made by forming hooks on each edge of the strip, which are hooked into each other, and are then forced or set together. This construction is shown in cross-section in Fig. 3 of the drawings, which shows the arrangement of the edges after they have been forced or set together.

The seam or joint F, by reason of the four thicknesses of metal composing it, will operate like the rib or head B to greatly increase the stiffness and strength of the handle. If desired, a rib or bead, like B of Figs. 1 and 2, may be struck up after the seam F has been formed, which rib may extend throughout the length of the handle or only far enough from each end to afford a seat for the shank ends of the wires, so that they will not interfere with the advertising-card.

I do not wish to limit my invention to the special conformation of the handle A, as seen in cross-section, as it is evident that sheet metal strips can be struck up in other shapes, having substantially the same strength and advantages. For instance, instead of the single strengthening-rib B, two, three, or more smaller ribs may be formed, which will answer the purpose. So, also, the Wires of the hooks, instead of being bent toward the middle of the handle, may be bent outward and be looped over the end of the handle and secured to the depending part of the wire.

What is claimed as new is- 1. A package-carrier consisting of a sheetmetal handle having ashape and size adapted to the grasp of the hand and provided with a hook at each of its ends for engagement with the package, and a receptacle for an advertisingcard lying between the grooves 0, formed by the folded-over edges of the sheetmetal strip, substantially as set forth.

2. A package-carrier consisting of a sheetmetal handle having a shape and size adapted to the grasp of the hand and provided with a hook at each of its ends for engagement with the package, a longitudinal strengthening rib or seam, and an advertising-receptacle lying between the groove 0 of the folded-over edges of the sheet-metal strip, substantially as set forth.

I SAMUEL R. DUMMER. \Vitnesses:

ERNEST HOPE Ih'SON, W. L. FORMAN. 

